Sporting Kansas City vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
Sporting KC rout Quakes, earn critical 3 points
Johnny Russell had a goal and an assist in the first half as Sporting Kansas City defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 to earn a much-needed three points.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rémi Walter following a fast break.
- 12': Foul by Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 12': Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 13': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Rodrigues.
- 13': Attempt missed. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido tries a through ball, but Logan Ndenbe is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
- 15': Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Attempt saved. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 16': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Daniel.
- 17': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Carlos Akapo.
- 18': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Carlos Akapo.
- 20': Attempt missed. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 20': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Jake Davis.
- 21': Attempt missed. Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 23': Foul by Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City).
- 23': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Jake Davis.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Tanner Beason (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
- 25': Attempt missed. Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
- 26': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Dany Rosero.
- 28': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 34': Attempt saved. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 35': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
- 35': Jamiro Monteiro (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
- 44': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy tries a through ball, but Dániel Sallói is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Carlos Akapo tries a through ball, but Jamiro Monteiro is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 45': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Matthew Hoppe replaces Cade Cowell.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Yueill.
- 46': Attempt saved. Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
- 47': Foul by Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 47': Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Nemanja Radoja.
- 49': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Tim Melia.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Hand ball by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
- 53': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 53': Matthew Hoppe (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City).
- 53': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Johnny Russell because of an injury.
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
- 61': Hand ball by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 61': Foul by Matthew Hoppe (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 61': Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
- 63': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
- 66': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ayo Akinola replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
- 67': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie replaces Carlos Akapo.
- 69': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 3, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Carlos Gruezo.
- 74': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 75': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Niko Tsakiris replaces Cristian Espinoza.
- 76': Attempt missed. Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Alan Pulido.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Dániel Sallói.
- 79': Foul by Ayo Akinola (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 79': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 81': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Roger Espinoza replaces Nemanja Radoja.
- 86': Attempt missed. Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Hoppe with a through ball.
- 88': Attempt missed. Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 90': Penalty San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90': Penalty conceded by Logan Ndenbe (Sporting Kansas City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+1': Penalty saved! Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Agada.
- 90'+6': Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 3, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
Statistics
 SJ |
SKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.8 | Possession | 59.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 355 | Accurate Passes | 579 |
| 427 | Passes | 631 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 11 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,892
Venue: Children's Mercy Park
Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Attendance: 18,892
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Austin FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | LAFC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 5 | Dany Rosero |
| 18 | Logan Ndenbe |
| 17 | Jacob Davis |
| 6 | Nemanja Radoja |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
| 54 | Rémi Walter |
| 9 | Alan Pulido |
| 20 | Dániel Sallói |
| 7 | Johnny Russell |
San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 42 | Daniel (GK) |
| 15 | Tanner Beason |
| 26 | Rodrigues |
| 21 | Miguel Trauco |
| 29 | Carlos Akapo |
| 35 | Jamiro Monteiro |
| 7 | Carlos Gruezo |
| 14 | Jackson Yueill |
| 11 | Jeremy Ebobisse |
| 44 | Cade Cowell |
| 10 | Cristian Espinoza |
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